Combination shade and curtain hanger.



APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25.1916- Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. I916.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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* UNITED STATES PATENT oFF oE:

GUY vi HIATT, or AaiTIcA, INDIANA:

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatVI, GUY V. a;

citizen of the United States, residing at Attica, in the county of Fountain and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Shade and Curtain Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and

exact description ofthe invention,such as 7 W111 enable others skilled n the artjto which it appertains to make. and use thesame.

The invention relates to improvements in l shade and curtain hangers.

The object ofthe present invention is to improve the construction of shade andcurtain hangers and to provide a simple, practical, and comparatively inexpensive construction designed for hanging shades and curtains at windows and capable of ready adjustment to adapt itself to shades of different widths and windows of different sizes.

A further objectof the invention is to provide a combinationshade and curtain hanger of this character capable of being securely fastenedto a window ,without the v employment of i na-ils, screws 'or similar hereinafter fully described, illustrated in fastening devices and capable of being readily removed and replaced withoutdefacing or otherwise injuring woodrwork.

With these and other objectsinviewthe invention consists in the. construction and" novel combination and arrangement of parts the accompanying drawings and pointedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various "changes in the form,

.of Fig. 3,

proportion and minoridetails of construe tion may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or. sacrifioi g any of theadvantages of the invention. In thedrawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a com 7 bined curtain and shade hanger constructed f orm in accordance with this invention, 1 Fig. 2 man end elevatlon of the same,

:7 Fig. 3 is a plan yiew,

Fig.4 1s a vertical sectional 'view on the line:

' Fig. 5, is a detail perspective View of the, shade supporting and curtain supporting bracket, 1

Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating the construction for connecting the ends of the coiled curtain supporting springs with. the arms of the curtain supporting brackets. Like numerals of reference designatejcor- Specification of Letters Patent. I

- Application filed February a5, 1916. Serial no.

' the specification it will be Y' wardly bracket 2"is preferabl glepiece of stout- .of the guidingflugs v porting bracket to COMBINATIONSHADE AND CURTAI HAN ER P te ted iiu .13,1918. goy l g in 5 structed of suitable sheet metal or other material and it comprises a vertical body portion 3, a rearwardly extending, top en:

gaging arm 4 and a-forwardly or outwardly extending supporting arm 5. Y e

The body portion 3 wl1ich maybe finished v in any suitable manner ispreferably pro vided at 1ts inner face with a tab 6 ofsuitable material to prevent it from marring the face of a window frameor casing and the arm 4 which is adapted to extend over the upper edge of the window frame or casmg teeth .8 which are 7 adapted-Qto be-embedded in the said frame or casing' l7; The outprovided with a bearing opening 9 and a recess 10 for the reception of the journal 11 and the rodof the spring actuated roller 13 5" as will be readilyunderstood and r is provided with depending spurs or extending supporting arms 5 are 1 V of a window 'shade l4:- Tli e'j rod ;13' is con- 1 nected with the spring, not shown, ofI-the' shade roller in the'us'ual manner and the window-shade is supported between 'the arms it may be quickly'placedin and; removed therefrom.

The shade supporting tegral upper and lower guiding lugs 15 formed "by' partially. severing the metal of the body portion "3 anjduqurvingfthe same? to guiding recesses for the curtai porting brackets.

Each curtain clamping: and

105 v wire or other suitable f materlalwhlch is bent to form a longitudinal loop-16composed of upper and lower;

yj constructed erasin sides 17 and 18 and a connecting inner end portion19. The upper and lower horizontal side portlons 17 are arranged in the recesses tudinally therein Y to V bracket 1 is, also provided at'its body portion with spaced inand'are slidable longil permitv the shade supjf be arranged" at the sired point and to enable a pair of hooks 20 and 21 to be engaged in the side edge of the window frame or casing. The wire of the curtain supporting bracket is extended and bent. at right angles at the outer end of the upper side "17 and is doubled to form a supporting arm 22, the freeterminal portion of the wire at the inner end of the supporting arm 22 being bent to form the hook 20. The wire at the outer end of'the other side 18 of the horizontal loop is bent rearwardly and then inwardly to form the hook 21. The sides of the supporting'arm are spread slightly at the outer e'ndof the arm to form an opening 23 for the reception of the shank 24E of a hook 25 provided at its outer end with an enlarged ornamental head 26 and engaging with its bill a loop 27 of a coiledspring28. The enlarged head 26 is preferably in the 'form of'an ornamental ball and the hook which is passed'through the opening of the-supporting arm 22 from the exterior thereof is engaged with the coiled spring 28 wh ch 1S adapted to support a. lace-curtain 2901' other suitable drapery.

The lace curtain which may be composed of two sides or portions, as shown, is provided at the top with a hem or casing 30 through which the coiled spring passes and the said coiled spring is adapted to hold the hoo s in engagement with the sides of the window frame or casing whereby the curtain and shade hanger is held to the window as firmly as if'bolts, screws, or other fastening devices were employed and it is also adapted to be readily removed from the window and replaced as often as required without injuring or marring the wood-work.

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In applying the device to a window shade supporting brackets are arranged the proper distance apart on the window and are embedded therein. The curtain support- I "ing brackets are then moved inwardly into engagement with the window frame or casing, the bills or engaging portions of the hooks'20 and 2l'being preferably tapered as shown in Fig. 5 to provide spurs orv prongs to enable them to be readily embedded inthe wood-work. \Vhen the device is removed it can be replaced in the same indentations or perforations previously engaged by the e I spurs 8 and the hooks 20 and 21.

formed by the guiding lugs 15.

The coiled spring constitutes an extensible support for the curtain and also serves "porting arm 5'which is provided in its upper 0 and lower edges with recesses 31 which are arranged in alinement with the recesses By this construction, the loop 16 is guided at spaced points and the sides of-the loop are mam- 5 tainedinengagement with the guiding lugs without the necessity of connecting the outer 'ends'of the sides and relatively light material'may be employed in the construction of the curtain supporting bracket.

"What is claimed is l. A combined-shade and curtain support comprising a vertical body, a horizontally V disposed attaching arm formed integrally with-one end of the body, a shade support ing arm formed integral with one side edge of the body, said body provided with a pair of spaced lugs bent to provide bearings, and

a curtain rod support including spaced arms slidably mounted 1n the bearing lugs and s0 engaging-the upper and lower edges of the shade supporting arm, as and for the purpose specified. e

2. A combined shadeand curtain bracket comprising a vertical body, fabric strips secured to one face of the body, bearing lugs struck from the face of the body, an attaching arm at one end of the body, shade supporting arm formed integrally with one side edge of the body and provided with recesses in'itsup'per and 'lower edges alining with the bearing lugs, and a curtain pole support including spaced horizontally disposed arms adapted to be slidably and ad justably mounted in the bearing lugs and recesses of the shade arm, said recesses in the shade supportingarm preventing the curtain pole supports from having lateral movement with relation to the body.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature "in pre'sence of two witnesses.

GUY v. :HIATT.

' Witnesses:

CHAS. E; Pi-Nnn,

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